The purpose of this district is to provide for commercial uses which are oriented toward vehicular traffic. It provides a legitimate classification for existing strip development to encourage the improvement of these facilities and to allow in-filling with commercial and high density residential uses which are compatible with the surrounding area.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

Subject to the provisions of this title, uses permitted in the arterial commercial district include but are not limited to the following:

1.

Barber/beauty shops, bookstores, newsstands, shoe repair;

2.

Grocery, drug, hardware, dry goods stores, bakery, retail, fresh fruit and vegetable outdoor stands;

3.

Appliance stores (including repair), furniture and carpet stores, bicycle sale/repair;

4.

Art stores, music stores and supplies, dress and tailor shops, hobby shops;

5.

Dairy products store;

6.

Greenhouse and plant nurseries;

7.

Repair shops for household appliances;

8.

Business/professional offices, printing;

9.

Multifamily residences (subject to standards of R 4—16/1) and residence in conjunction with a listed use, except that within the Grand Mound urban growth area the minimum density shall be six units per acre;

10.

Restaurants;

11.

Service stations;

12.

Ice storage and dispensing;

13.

Car wash;

14.

Cold storage lockers;

15.

Self-service laundry and dry cleaning;

16.

Delicatessen;

17.

Feed, seed and garden supplies;

18.

Glass sales and installation;

19.

Automotive and mechanical sales and service;

20.

Boat sales;

21.

Wholesale sales;

22.

Storage facilities;

23.

Auction yards;

24.

Mobile/modular home sales;

25.

Community centers limited to four thousand five hundred square feet on parcels up to five acres with a minimum lot size of two acres. Maximum building size shall be six thousand square feet on parcels of five acres or larger. Maximum of one community center is allowed per lot. No community center may be located closer than one thousand feet from another community center;

26.

Churches;

27.

Health clubs;

28.

Public facilities (not including schools);

29.

Veterinary clinics and hospitals;

30.

Motels and motor hotels;

31.

Libraries, museums, art galleries and similar institutions;

32.

Commercial trade schools.

(Ord. 13235 § 11, 2004; Ord. 11867 §§ 7, 8, 1998; Ord. 11804 § 72, 1998: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 11237 § 3, 1996: Ord. 11220 § 3, 1996: Ord. 8216 § 84, 1985; Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

See Chapter 20.54 for special uses permitted in this district.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 8216 § 85, 1985)

Residential development shall comply with the density provisions of R 4—16/1.

(Ord. 11867 § 9, 1998: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 11237 § 4, 1996: Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

The following standards are established as the minimum necessary to ensure that the purpose of this arterial commercial district is achieved and maintained and shall apply to nonresidential uses only:

1.

Minimum lot size—twelve thousand five hundred square feet;

2.

Minimum lot width—one hundred feet; and one hundred twenty-five feet on corner lot;

3.

Minimum district size for purpose of zoning map amendment—one acre;

4.

Maximum building height—forty feet;

5.

Minimum yard requirements:

a.

Commercial uses:

i.

Front yard—twenty-five feet from right-of-way easement or property line and thirty-five feet from right-of-way easement or property line on arterials, except ten feet from right-of-way of a flanking street.

ii.

Side yard—ten feet,

iii.

Rear yard—ten feet,

b.

All other structures: See Section 20.07.030 (required minimum yards);

6.

Maximum Coverage by Hard Surfaces: eighty-five percent (also see Chapter 20.07).

7.

Open space—ten percent of the gross area shall be open space;

8.

Grand Mound Design Guidelines: See Chapter 20.36.

(Ord. 12761 § 21, 2002; Ord. 11653 § 2, 1998: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10595 § 40, 1994: Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

(Ord. No. 15355, 1(Att. A, § EE), 10-18-2016; Ord. No. 16332, § 2(Att. A, § III), 12-12-2023)

Refer to the following chapters for provisions which may qualify or supplement the regulations presented above:

1.

Chapter 20.32, Open Space;

2.

Chapter 20.34, Accessory Uses and Structures;

3.

Chapter 20.36, Grand Mound Design Guidelines

4.

Chapter 20.37, Site Plan Review;

5.

Chapter 20.40, Signs and Lighting;

6.

Chapter 20.44, Parking and Loading;

7.

Chapter 20.45, Landscaping and Screening.

(Ord. 11804 § 73, 1998: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 11220 § 4, 1996: Ord. 8216 § 89, 1985; Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

(Ord. No. 16332, § 2(Att. A, § III), 12-12-2023)